Polyesters of a glycol, a dicarboxylic acid and an aminoacid



nited States Patent POLYESTERS OF A GLYCOL, A DICARBOXYLIC ACID AND ANAMINOACID John R. Caldwell and Russell Gilkey, Kingsp'ort, Tenn.,assignors to Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y., a corporation ofNew Jersey No Drawing. Application March 31, 1954 Serial No. 420,194

3 Claims. (Cl. 260-75) This invention relates to polymeric materials,and particularly to fiber-forming linear polymers having improved dyeingproperties.

A large number of synthetic linear condensation polymers are known tothe art, and such polymers are ordinarily prepared by reacting apolybasic organic acid with a polyhydric alcohol, with or without theuse of a condensation catalyst. The high molecular weight products whichare thereby obtained are capable of being drawn into oriented fibers ofthe type described in Us. Patent 2,071,250. The usual polyester fibers,such as those prepared from polyethylene terephthalate, are verydiflicult to dye, however, and special methods are usually employed inorder to achieve any satisfactory degree of dyeing. Thus, at the presenttime, polyester fibers must be dyed at super atmospheric pressures withcellulose acetate dyes in order to obtain practical shades. This processrequires the use of expensive equipment and is time consuming. Analternative process which has been used involved effecting the dyeing inthe presence of a dye assistant or swelling agent such as phenol,cresol, benzoic acid, dichlorobenzene, or similar material. This processsufiered the disadvantage, however, of often causing non-uniformswelling of the fiber with a resultant non-uniform application of thedye. Furthermore, most of the dyeing assistants were objectionable touse because of expense, toxicity, objectionable odor, or similardisadvantage.

It is accordingly an object of this invention to provide new linearpolyesters from which fibers can be prepared which have improved dyeaflinity, especially for cellulose acetate type dyes and acid wool dyes.

Another object of the invention is to provide new and improved linearpolyesters containing a dialkylamino aromatic dibasic acid in the mainmolecular chain.

Another object of the invention is to provide new and improvedpolyesters suitable for the manufacture of fibers which can be dyed topractical shades under ordinary conditions with or without the use ofsuper atmospheric pressures or dyeing assistants.

Another object of the invention is to provide a method for incorporatinga dialkylamino aromatic dibasic acid or ester into high molecularweight, fiber-forming polyesters. i

Another object of the invention is to improve the dyeing properties ofpolyester fibers without substantially altering the melting point,tensile strength, elongation, or elastic recovery of the fibers.

Other objects will be apparent from the description and claims whichfollow.

These and other objects of the invention are accomplished by reactingtogether a dihydroxylic compound, such as a dihydric alcohol or an esterthereof, a polycarboxylic compound, such as a polybasic organic acid oran ester thereof, and a dialkylamino aromatic dibasic acid, or an esterthereof, containing at least one aromatic nucleus hearing at least oneand not more than 2,891,929 Patented June 23, 1959 two carboxylic groupsand a single dialkylamino group in which the alkyl groups are eithermethyl or ethyl, and thereby forming a linear polyester of improveddyeing properties. The coreaction of polyhydroxylic and polycarboxyliccompounds, whether free or esterified, to form linear condensationpolymers, is well known in the art. This invention is concerned withobtaining modified condensation polymers of improved dyeing propertiesby coreacting with any of the well known combinations of dihydroxylicand polycarboxylic compounds, a dialkylamino aromatic dibasic acid orester as defined herein whereby the dialkylamino compound enters intothe polymer chain in the same manner as does the polycarboxyliccomponent to give a modified molecular structure which is much morereadily dyed than are the unmodified polyesters. As is well known in theart, the polyhydric alcohols and polybasic acids can be used in eitherthe free or esterified form without affecting the polyester formationand it will be understood that the term dihydroxylic compound as usedherein is intended to include both the free alcohols and their esters,and the term polycarboxylic compound is intended to include the freeacids and their esters.

The terpolymers of high molecular weight which are thus obtained can bedrawn into oriented fibers which have improved affmity for dyes, andparticularly for cellulose acetate type dyes. The modified polyestersprepared in accordance with this invention retain the desirable physicaland chemical properties of thepolyesters usually prepared by coreactingthe polyhydric.

alcohol and the polybasic organic acid, and in addition have theimproved properties imparted by the presence of the dialkylaminoaromatic dibasic acid groups in the main molecular chain.

The terpolymers of this invention are conveniently prepared by heating amixture of the polybasic acid, preferably in ester form, polyhydricalcohol, and a dialkylamino aromatic diacid as herein defined and eitherfree or esterified, at atmospheric pressure, and preferably in thepresence of a suitable condensation catalyst such as an amphoteric metalcompound. The condensation reaction is desirably effected under anatmosphere of nitrogen and at a temperature of from about to 300 C., andpreferably from about 200 to 300 C. The condensation reaction is carriedout until the product has a sufliciently high molecular weight toexhibit fiberforming properties. The fiber-forming stage can be checkedby touching the molten polymers with a rod and drawing the rod away.When the fiber-forming Stage has been reached, a continuous filament ofconsiderable strength will be pulled from the melt in this manner. Thisstage is generally reached when the polymer has an intrinsic viscosityof at least 0.4, the intrinsic Viscosity being defined as re N1- C thusobtained have excellent fiber-forming and cold draw-.

ing properties in addition to high melting points, tensile strength,elongation and elastic recovery. These polymers are crystalline, linearpolymers which can be formed into fibers which are oriented along theiraxis.

In practicing the invention, any of the dialkylamino aromatic dibasicacid compounds can be used which have at least one aromatic nucleussubstituted with at least one and not more than two carboxylic groupsand a single dialkylamino group in which the alkyl groups are eithermethyl or ethyl. Thus the dialkylamino aromatic dibasic acid compoundscan be mononuclear compounds having two carboxylic groups and adialkylamino group on a single aromatic ring; or unfused binuclear orpolynuclear compounds, preferably having a single carboxylic group and adialkylamino group on one aromatic nucleus and another carboxylic groupwith or without a dialkylamino group on another aromatic nucleus. Thedialkylamino aromatic dibasic acid or ester is preferably employed in anamount of from about to about 25% and preferably from about to about 16mole percent in the polyester. Since these compounds function as dibasicacids, they can he used to replace a part of the polybasic acidordinarily employed if desired. Since the modifier enters directly intothe molecular structure, a fundamentally modified linear polyester isobtained which is unlike the modified polyesters obtained by reacting amodifying material with an already polymerized polyester.

The dialkylamino compounds employed in practicing the invention includemononuclear compounds having two carboxylic groups and a singledialkylamino group and having the formula ROOC OOOR wherein R is eithera methyl or an ethyl group and R is either hydrogen or an alkyl groupfrom 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and unfused dinuclear compounds of theformula ROOC OOOR (NR2) I (NR2) 1 wherein y and z are either 0 or 1, atleast one of y and 1 being 1, R is either methyl or ethyl, R is eitherhydrogen or an alkyl group of from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and X is eithera direct bond between the benzene rings or a -N-, or CF; group CH; Thedialkylamino compounds are typified by, but not limited to, phthalicacid derivatives of the formula ROOG OOOR 41, ethylamino-diphenyl methylmethane; 4,4-dicarbox* -3,3- dimethyl-amino-diphenyl isopropane, andesters of these and similar compounds, including the diphenyls of theformula ROOC COOR' (NR2): Z)u such as 4,4-dicarboxy-Z-dimethylarninodiphenyl and the like; substituted sulfones of the formula ROOC COOR(NR3); l)v such as 3,3'-dicarboxy-4,4-dimethylamino-diphenylsulfone,4,4'-dicarboxy-3,3'-dimethylamino-diphenylsulfone,4,4-dicarboXy-2,2'-diethylamino-diphenylsulfone and esters of these andsimilar substituted diphenylsulfones; substituted diphenyl sulfides ofthe formula ROOC OOOR (NR2)= zJu such as4,4-dicarboxy-3,3-diethylamino-diphenylsulfide,4,4-dicarboXy-3,3-dimethylamino-diphenyl sulfide, and esters of theseand similar substituted diphenyl sulfides; as well as compounds of theformula ROOC COOR (NR2): (NEIL: such as4,4'-dicarboxy-3,3-diethylamino-diphenyl ether and the like; and

ROOC COOR In these and similar compounds as defined herein, thedialkylamino group can be located in any of the positions ortho, meta orpara to a carboxyl group, and it will be understood that all suchisomers are included within the scope of the invention. In the compoundscontaining two aromatic rings, the carboxyl groups are located inpositions either meta or para to the linking group X, and thedialkylamino groups can be in any of the ring positions.

In practicing the invention, the dialkylamino compound is coreacted witha polybasic organic acid, or an ester thereof, and with a polyhydricalcohol which can be in the form of the free alcohol or esterfied asdescribed hereinafter. The reaction is desirably eifected in thepresence of a condensation catalyst and preferably an organometalliccatalyst, a large number of which are described in the copendingapplications of John R. Caldwell, Serial Nos. 313,061 through 313,071inclusive, filed October 3, 1952, now U.S. Patents 2,744,08997,2,744,078 and 2,744,129. The catalysts which are preferred for use inpracticing this invention are the titanium compounds specificallydisclosed in application Serial No. 313,072, new U.S. Patent 2,720,502,tin compounds as disclosed in application Serial No. 313,078, now U.S.Patent 2,720,507, and aluminum compounds as disclosed in applicationSerial No. 313,077, now U.S. Patent 2,720,506. When such catalysts areemployed in preparing the polyester, the esterified polybasic acids andesterified polyhydric alcohols can be readily used instead of the freeacids and free polyhydric alcohols. It will, therefore, be understoodthat this invention includes the use of such acids and alcohols in theform of their esters as well as in the unesterified form, and includesthe use of any condensation catalysts or no catalyst in accordance withusual practices.

Thus in practicing the invention any of the well known polybasic organicacids, and particularly the dibasic dicarboxylic acids can be employedfor preparation of the modified polymers. These acids include thealiphatic dibasic acids or esters thereof of the formula wherein R and Rare either hydrogen or alkyl radicals containing from 1 to carbon atoms,and R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical. Thus typical aliphaticdibasic dicarboxylic acids which can be employed include oxalic acid,succinic acid, adipic acid, sebaccic acid, 00,0:- dimethyl glutaricacid, dimethyl malonic acid, diglycollic acid, fi-oxydipropionic acid,'y-oxydibutyric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, andsimilar well known aliphatic dibasic acids. The acids of this type whichare preferred are those containing at least 6 carbon atoms. The estersof such acids can also be used, and the alkyl esters wherein each alkylgroup contains from 1 to 10 carbon atoms are desirably employed.

The invention is advantageously carried out employing an aromaticdicarboxylic acid or a diester thereof of the formula R OOCR --XR -COORwherein R and R each represents hydrogen or an alkyl radical containingfrom 1 to 10 carbon atoms and R and R each represents (CH wherein n isan integer of from 1 to 5 inclusive, and X represents a divalentaromatic radical of the formula Y representing a radical of the formulaOf such acids, p,p-sulfonyldibenzoic acid, terephthalic acid,l,2-di(p-carboxyphenoxy) ethane, l,2-di(p-carboxyphenyl) ethane andp,p-diphenic acid are preferred, althrough any of the other acids oresters of such acids can be employed with good results.

The polyhydric alcohol or ester thereof is preferably an alpha,omega-dioxy compound having the formula wherein p is an integer of from2 to 12 inclusive, and R and R each represents either a hydrogen atom,or an acyl radical containing from 2 to 4 carbon atoms. The polyhydricalcohols which are preferably employed in practicing the invention arethe glycols which are commonly used in the preparation of polyesterssuch as ethylene glycol, trimethylene glycol, tetramethylene glycol,pentamethylene glycol, hexamethylene glycol, heptamethylene glycol,octamethylene glycol, and similar well known polymethylene glycols. Thebranched-chain glycols such as Z-methyI-pentanediol and3-methyl-hexanediol can also be used. Other glycols which are suitableinclude the ether glycols such as diethylene glycol. Thus it is apparentthat the dihydroxy compounds used in practL'cing this invention need notbe the free hydroxy compounds when a catalyst of the organo-metallictype is employed to promote the polyester formation. The polyhydricalcohol or ester thereof is desirably employed in an amount such thatthere is an excess of hydroxy or substituted hydroxy radicals over theamount of carboxyl groups in the polybasic acid or esters and thedialkylamino acids employed in the reaction. Generally speaking, thehydroxyl groups are desirably present in an amount of from about 1.3 toabout 3 times the amount of carboxyl groups, although excess amounts ofas much as 10 times or more can be employed in some cases.

It is thus apparent that the dialkylamino aromatic dibasic acidsdescribed herein can be used for preparing any high molecular weight,high melting linear polyester having fiber-forming properties. Forexample, the aromatic dicarboxylic acids or diesters thereof which arepreferably employed include such materials as fi-hydroxyethyl diestersof p,p'-sulfonyldibenzoic acid, p,p'-sulfonyldibenzoic acid dibutylesters, m,p-sulfonyldibenzoic acid dipropyl esters,m,m'-sulfonyldibenzoic acid dihexyl esters, methyl terephthalate, hexylterephthalate, isopropyl terephthalate, and various other esters havingthe following formulas:

| 041190-00'OAOC o-o one O-cHi-oom-Oc 0-0 0.11

CHaC-O O-O CH Quaint-Q CZHsO-O OO-O 0 H;

CaH7O-O o-Oo -o-Oc o-o 0.11

and

l ozmo-o C-O-N-Q-C 0-0 0,11

as well as the corresponding free acids.

CgHuO-OO CHaO-O O- The dihydroxy compounds which are preferably employedare the straight-chain alkane diols, i.e. the polymethylene glycols,wherein the hydroxy radicals are positioned at the two ends of thealkylene chain. As was indicated, the monoor diesters of these glycolscan also be employed, such as the acetates, propionates, and butyratesof these and similar glycols. Suitable ether glycols which can beemployed instead of the polymethylene glycols or in conjunctiontherewith include diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethyleneglycol, bis (4-hydroxybutyl)ether, bis(3-hydroxypropyl) ether, andsimilar ether glycols.

When preparing high melting polyesters for the manufacture of syntheticfibers, the amount of aliphatic ether glycol is desirably minimized.Furthermore, the aromatic diacids or diesters preferably contain onlypap linkages when highly polymeric linear polyesters are desired.

When polyesters are prepared in accordance with this invention, thereaction is desirably effected under an inert atmosphere, and preferablyunder anhydrous conditions. The reaction is efiected at atmosphericpressure, and at an elevated temperature for a period of about 1 hour.Thereafter it is usually desirable to reduce the pressure on thereaction mixture to below about mm. Hg and to raise the temperature ofthe reaction mixture for a period of from 1 to 6 hours. This permits anyalcohol or other volatile material to distill out of the highly viscouspolymer melt.

The polymers thus obtained can then be employed in the preparation offibers or other articles by the usual methods. The polyesters embodyingthis invention are especially suitable for conversion into fibers bymelt spinning methods. The spun fibers are usually drafted and heattreated in accordance with Well known practice to give high meltingsynthetic fibers of excellent tensile strength.

The modified polyesters of this invention can also be employed formaking sheets and films, or for the manufacture of molding products andsimilar materials. The polymers are readily dyed with cellulose acetatetype dyes and also show some afiinity for certain classes of acid wool,direct cotton and vat dyes. Although a dyeing assistant is notnecessary, one can be used when particularly heavy or dark shades aredesired.

The invention is illustrated by the following examples of certainpreferred embodiments thereof. The examples are included merely forpurposes of illustration and are not intended to limit the scope of theinvention unless otherwise specifically indicated.

Example 1 Four hundred and twenty grams (1.0 mole) ofp,p-sulionyldibenzoic acid dibutyl ester, 36 g. (0.15 mole) ofS-dimethyiaminoisophthalic acid dimethyl ester, and 250 g. (2.4 moles)of pentamethylene glycol are placed in a reaction vessel equipped with astirrer, a short distillation column, and an inlet for purifiedhydrogen. A solution 0.1 g. sodium titanium butoxide in 5 cc. of butanolwas added as catalyst. The mixture was stirred at 200-210 C. in a streamof hydrogen. A mixture of methyl alcohol and butyl alcohol distilled asthe ester-interchange took place. The distillation of the alcoholspractically stopped after 1 hour. The temperature was then raised to 260(1. and held for minutes. A vacuum of 0.1 mm. was applied and themixture was stirred at 260265 C. for 1.5 hours. A high viscositypolyester was obtained. The inherent viscosity, as measured in 60phenol-4O tetrachlorethanc, was 0.75. Fibers were spun by extruding themelted polymer through a multi-hole spinneret. The fibers stuck to thehot bar at 215-220" C. They could he dyed to dark shades with celluloseacetate dyes in a boiling Water bath.

Example 2 Similar results were obtained employing hexamethylene glycolinstead of pentamethylene glycol in the process of the precedingexample.

Example 3 A mixture of 420 g. (1.0 mole) of p,p-sulfonyldibenzoic aciddibutyl ester, 41 g. (0.17 mole) of dimethylaminoterephthalic aciddimethyl ester and 250 g. (2.4 moles) of pentamethylene glycol wascondensed to form a modified linear polyester as described in Example 1.The polymer was spun into fibers which stuck to the hot bar at 210-215C. and which dyed well with cellulose acetate type dyes in a boilingwater bath, or with acid wool dyes.

Example 4 One hundred and ninety-four g. (1.0 mole) of dimethylterephthalate, 60 g. (0.25 mole) of dimethylamino-terephthalic aciddimethyl ester, and 190 g. (3.0 moles) of ethylene glycol were placed ina reaction vessel as described in Example 1. A solution of 0.15 g.lithium aluminum ethylate in 5 cc. ethyl alcohol was added as catalyst.The mixture was stirred at 190 C. in an atmosphere of purified nitrogen.Methyl alcohol distilled during a period of 2 hours as theester-interchange took place. The mixture was then stirred at 200210 C.for 3 hours, after which the temperature was raised to 260 270 C. andheld for one hour. A vacuum of 0.3 mm. was applied and the melt wasstirred at 260270 for 4 hours. The product had an inherent viscosity of0.72 as measured in a solution of 60 phenol-40 tetrachlorethane. Fiberswere spun from the polyester by extrusion in a melt-spinning apparatus.They stuck to the hot bar at 180190 C. The fibers dyed well withcellulose acetate dyes, or with acid wool dyes.

Example 5 Four hundred and twenty grams (1.0 mole) ofp,psulfonyldibenzoic acid dibutyl ester, 27 g. (0.10 mole) ofdiethylamino-terephthalic acid dimethyl ester, and 208 g. (2.0 moles) ofpentamethylene glycol were placed in a reaction vessel as described inExample 1. A solution of 0.2 g. sodium aluminum butoxide in 10 cc. ofbutyl alcohol was added as catalyst. A heating schedule similar to thatdescribed in Example 1 was employed. A high viscosity polyester wasobtained. Fibers spun from the product stuck on the hot bar at 220230 C.They dyed well with cellulose acetate dyes and acid wool dyes.

Example 6 Similar results were obtained using 0.15 mole proportion of4,4-dicarboxy-3,3-dimethylamino-diphenylsulfone instead of the diethylof the diethylamino terephthalate in the process of Example 5.

Example 7 A polyester was made having the composition: 0.88 molep,p'-sulfonyldibenzoic acid, 0.12 mole4,4'-dicarboxy-3,3'-diethylamino-diphenylsulfide, 1.0 mole hexamethyleneglycols. It gave fibers that stuck to the hot bar at 200210 C. Thefibers dyed well with cellulose acetate dyes.

Example 8 A. polyester was made having the composition: 0.86 moleterephthalic acid, 0.14 mole S-dimethylamino-isophthalic acid, 1.0 moleethylene glycol. It gave fibers that dyed well with cellulose acetatedyes.

Example 9 A polyester was made having the composition: 0.84 molep,p-sulfonyldibenzoic acid, 0.16 mole4,4-dicarboxy-3,3-dimethylamino-diphenyl methane, and 1.0 moleoctamethylene glycol. It gave fibers that dyed well with celluloseacetate or acid wool dyes.

Example .70

A polyester was made having the composition: 0.85

mole l,2-di(p-carboxyphenyl) ethane, 0.15 mole4,4'-dicarbon-3,3-dimethylamino-diphenylethane, and 1.0 mole butanediol.The fibers dyed well with cellulose acetate dyes.

Example 11 A polyester was made having the composition: 0.82 mole1,2-di(p-carboxyphenoxy) ethane, 0.18 mole dimethylamino-terephthalicacid, and 1.0 mole ethylene glycol. The polymer fibers dyed well withacid wool dyes.

Similar results are obtained using other combinations of a polybasicorganic acid, a polyhydric alcohol, and an aromatic dialkylaminodib-asic acid as defined herein whether free or esterified. As can beseen from the examples, either or all of the dibasic acid, and thepolyhydn'c alcohol, and the dialkylamino dibasic acid can be csterifiedin practicing this invention, or one or more can be in the unesterifiedform. Mixtures of any of these or similar reactants can be employed inpracticing the invention to give polymers having desired properties.

The polymers embodying the invention can be prepared in accordance withthe usual processes for making polyesters, including either batch orcontinuous processes as desired. The products thus obtained areparticularly valuable for preparing synthetic fibers of good mechanicalproperties and improved afl'inity for dyes. The modified polyesters,however, can be employed for making clear films which can be employed inthe manufacture of photosensitive materials such as eitherblack-and-white or color photographic film. Such films can be preparedin accordance with well known practice, either by deposition of a moltenlayer onto a suitable film-forming surface, or by deposition from asuitable solvent onto a rotating drum. The modified polymers of thisinvention can also be used for any of the other applications in whichthe prior polyesters could be used, since the desirable properties ofthe copolymer are retained in the terpolymer of this invention.

When using the modified polymers of this invention, any of the wellknown compounding ingredients which are ordinarily employed inconjunction with synthetic resins can be used, and the polymers can beadmixed with similar or dissimilar polymers as desired. Fibers are mostconveniently prepared from these polymers by melt-spinning processes,but the polymers can be spun from a solution in a suitable organicsolvent such as dimethylformamide or dimethylacetamide if desired, inaccordance with processes well known to the art.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail withparticular reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof,variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scopeof the invention as described hereinabolve, and as defined in theappended claims.

We claim:

1. The method of preparing improved linear polyesters which comprisesreacting together at ZOO-300 C. to an inherent viscosity of at least0.4, a mixture of a compound (1) selected from the group consisting ofdihydric alcohols of 2-12 carbon atoms, a compound (2) free of nuclearamino substituents and selected from the group consisting ofp-dicarboxylic aromatic acids and -0 alkyl esters thereof, and anaminoacid (3) selected from the group consisting of compounds of theformulas a'ooo coon a'ooo coon M-(OHM- ah (N 9;

R'OOO 000R 1)- (N 2), and

R'O 00 000R (NR2)! (NR1)! wherein R is a member of the group consistingof methyl and ethyl groups, R is a member of the group consisting ofhydrogen and alkyl groups of 1-10 carbon atoms, and m, n, x, y and z aremembers of the group consisting of 0 and 1, at least one of y and zbeing 1, the mole percent of said compound (1) being at least 1.3 timesthe combined mole percent of (2) and (3) and the aminoacid (3) amountingto 5-25 mole percent of (1), (2) and (3).

2. A linear polyester of a compound (1) selected from the groupconsisting of dihydric alcohols of 2-12 carbon atoms, a compound (2)free of nuclear amino substituents and selected from the groupconsisting of p-dicarboxylic aromatic acids and Q-C alkyl estersthereof, and an aminoacid 3) selected from the group consisting ofcompounds of the formulas wherein R is a member of the group consistingof methyl and ethyl groups, R is a member of the group consisting ofhydrogen and alkyl groups of 1-1() carbon atoms, and m, n, x, y, and zare members of the group consisting of 0 and 1, at least one of y and zbeing 1, the mole percent of said compound 1) being at least 1.3 timesthe combined mole percent of (2) and (3) and the amino acid (3)amounting to 5-25 mole percent of (1), (2) and (3), said polyesterhaving an inherent viscosity of at least 0.4.

3. Synthetic fiber of the polyester of claim 2.

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1. THE METHOD OF PREPARING IMPROVED LINEAR POLYESTERS WHICH COMPRISESREACTING TOGETHER AT 200-300* C. TO AN INHERENT VISCOSITY OF AT LEAST0.4, A MIXTURE OF COMPOUND (1) SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OFDIHYDRIC ALCOHOLS OF 2-12 ATOMS, A COMPOUND (2) FREE OF NUCLEAR AMINOSUBSTITUENTS AND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF P-DICARBOXYLICAROMATIC ACIDS AND C1-C10 ALKYL ESTERS THEREOF, AND AN AMINOACID (3)SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF COMPOUNDS OF THE FORMULAS